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For the Fans of Hardboiled, Pulp & Gumshoe Art

Back in 2013, our tumblr site was started and ran until 2018, when they decided it was too "adult" - too lurid, supposedly. We followed the exodus to newtumbl and four years of dedication vanished in June of 2023. That work was not only new posts but upgrades of hundreds of old tumblr posts as well. So far, there has been no way to rescue those posts, so this will be the third version of this project. And, I'll warn you in advance, I may slip in covers that are not crime or mystery but just because I like the artwork. Enjoy!

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Day: July 14, 2025

1953 Dell reissue – cover art by Carl Bobertz

1953 Dell reissue

cover art by Carl Bobertz

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 14, 2025June 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags carl bobertz, dell paperback, hypodermic, jack iamsLeave a comment on 1953 Dell reissue – cover art by Carl Bobertz

1953 Pocket reissue – cover art by James Meese

1952 Lippencott hardcover, this the later Pocket softcover reissue

1st of three novels with Steve Considine

cover art by James Meese

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 14, 2025June 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags james meese, kidnapping, nurse, pocket paperback, robert patrick milmotLeave a comment on 1953 Pocket reissue – cover art by James Meese

Tattler

date unknown

October 06, 2013

Posted on July 14, 2025June 9, 2025Categories magazine, true crimeLeave a comment on Tattler

1951 Pocket reissue – cover art by Ray Johnson

1950 Lippincott hardcover, a collection of short stories

1951 Pocket reissue

cover art by Ray Johnson

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 14, 2025June 21, 2025Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags handcuffs, lawrence g. blochman, medical mystery, pocket ressiue, ray johnsonLeave a comment on 1951 Pocket reissue – cover art by Ray Johnson
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